Tag Archives: Lance Armstrong

METRO | Sunshine Williams : Austin’s illustrious mayor likes them ‘bad boys’

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Hizzoner fetes ex-Louisiana governor and ex-con Edwin Edwards, who joins the rarefied company of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and noted doper Lance Armstrong. By Sunshine Williams | The Rag Blog | August 9, 2014 AUSTIN — Mayor Lee Leffingwell is … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : What They Can’t Take from Lance Armstrong

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Survivor: Lance Armstrong. Photo by Christopher Ena / AP.He quit the fight but not the war: What they can’t take from Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong, and his ubiquitous Livestrong bracelets, are 21st century totems of survival and the USADA isn’t … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin : Why Lance Armstrong Will Survive

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Lance Armstrong graphic by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Why Lance Armstrong willsurvive ’60 Minutes’ and the feds Armstrong doesn’t just have defenders. He has, in the legions of cancer survivors across our toxic nation, an army. By Dave Zirin … Continue reading →

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Austin : Cyclist Lance Armstrong Now Champion Water Guzzler

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Lance Armstrong’s Austin home, with a swimming pool and an acre of gardens, used 330,000 gallons of water in July. Photo by Jay Janner / Austin American-Statesman.‘In July, Mr. Armstrong, who won the Tour de France seven times, used a … Continue reading →

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